Township government · Fayette County, PA

Lower Tyrone Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lower Tyrone Township took in $467 thousand and spent $247 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes53%State tax money33%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)1.1%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

27%

of Lower Tyrone Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes53%

Individual income tax
27%$125 thousand
Property tax
18%$85 thousand
Other taxes
8.4%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$8 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
12%$56 thousand

State tax money33%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
33%$156 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

33%

of Lower Tyrone Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lower Tyrone Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lower Tyrone Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.